UNSPSC 50445520: Frozen finger hot peppers

The variety of peppers known as finger hot peppers that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50445520 Frozen finger hot peppers is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code contain no procurement activity for hot peppers — frozen or otherwise. The opportunities instead cover frozen corn, frozen potatoes, frozen mixed vegetables, fresh produce, comprehensive grocery items for school nutrition and correctional facilities, and food service supplies across multiple states. The code shows little relevant recent activity, and the mismatch between the nominal commodity scope and the actual goods being solicited suggests either miscoding in the issuing bodies' systems or that frozen finger hot peppers do not represent a material procurement category in state and local purchasing at this time.

Activity appears concentrated among school districts and state correctional agencies purchasing broad frozen-vegetable and grocery categories rather than hot peppers specifically. Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple ITBs for frozen vegetables (carrots, assorted blends, corn) through mid-2026; Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Texas Department of Criminal Justice have solicited supplemental food and cafeteria products statewide; and multiple Georgia, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Virginia school districts have issued RFPs and IFBs for school nutrition grocery and produce contracts. No posted solicitation names frozen hot peppers as a line item or requirement, and geographic activity is spread across the South, Midwest, and Pacific Northwest with no particular concentration that would suggest a specialized or growing market for this commodity under this code.